In this election, the Democrats and the Republicans are locked in a fierce battle in Virginia. While the Democrats have advantages in the state House and one of the two state Senate seats, the other seat in the upper chamber seems secure for the Republicans. However, even without any surprises, the vote margins in these districts will serve as the first gauge of voter sentiment as Mr. Trump prepares for his second term. The Democratic candidates, who are spending considerable resources to defend the two Loudoun seats, even had one candidate resign from his previous position to fill a vacancy, a move that is truly a ‘heroic sacrifice’. As for Suhas Subramanyam and Kannan Srinivasan, their political careers seem to be turning into a series of dramatic twists and turns.
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